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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 387 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  3. 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
  5. 5.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
  8. 8.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  11. 11.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
  16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
  17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
  19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
  23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
  25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
  30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
  31. 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  32. 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  34. 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  37. 37.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

  1. scrubbing hard on paper
  2. reshaping the tip
  3. bad for the brush
  4. a small round brush
  5. False
  6. bad for the brush
  7. sharpener
  8. good brush care
  9. a wide flat brush
  10. bad for the brush
  11. True
  12. False
  13. False
  14. holding a board upright
  15. holding paper flat
  16. mixing colours
  17. True
  18. fine lines and details
  19. reshaping the tip
  20. dabbing soft textures
  21. True
  22. bristles up or flat
  23. water pot
  24. sponge
  25. scrubbing hard on paper
  26. standing on its bristles
  27. False
  28. True
  29. leaving it in water
  30. washing with mild soap
  31. bad for the brush
  32. False
  33. standing on its bristles
  34. good brush care
  35. False
  36. rinsing between colours
  37. good brush care
  38. True
  39. False
  40. leaving it in water

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